sponge
NEWLY DISCOVERED DEEP-SEA MARINE CARNIVOROUS SPONGE
Phylum Porifera is considered as a simplest form of animal consisting of sponges. Many families under this phylum have distinctive characteristics specifically feeding processes that help them become successful in terms of adaptation and survival despite of being simple and some are smaller compared to other marine organisms.
A new species of carnivorous sponge (Phylum Porifera) have been discovered in the coast of Namibia particularly in the Angola Basin. According to Cristobo, et al., (2005), this carnivorous sponge was discovered during the DIVA-1 EXPEDITION OF RV ‘METEOR’ along the Angola Basin. The Demospongiae sponge, Chondrocladia nicolae has a peculiar feeding process of being carnivorous they have proven to eat small crustaceans and having the distinctive orange color that is considered different from the other species under the Family Cladorhizidae.It has an anchorate isochelae with 3 teeth and spicules used to hook prey.The ‘skeleton of this species consists of axes and branches of many spicule fiber which formed styles’ (Cristobo, et al., 2005). C. nicolaeis abundant to hadal zones with depth of about 5460 m. Aside from C. nicolae there are many other species that were discovered with the extensive discovery and explorations for finding potentially new incredible species. Some of the new species of carnivorous with genus Chondrocladia are C.leviiand C. vaceleti.
The awesome newly-discovered species of Demospongiae sponge under the Family Cladorhizidae and genus Chondrocladia show a significant attempt to discover many species of carnivorous sponges and led to wide awareness of students thateven these simple-in-form animals have the potential to eat small crustacean and live in the deepest portion of the sea with the approximate depth of 5000 to 5500m. This unearthed peculiar organisms is a step to change the outlook of people to sponge as a simplest and harmless sometimes sessile marine organisms
Phylum Porifera is considered as a simplest form of animal consisting of sponges. Many families under this phylum have distinctive characteristics specifically feeding processes that help them become successful in terms of adaptation and survival despite of being simple and some are smaller compared to other marine organisms.
A new species of carnivorous sponge (Phylum Porifera) have been discovered in the coast of Namibia particularly in the Angola Basin. According to Cristobo, et al., (2005), this carnivorous sponge was discovered during the DIVA-1 EXPEDITION OF RV ‘METEOR’ along the Angola Basin. The Demospongiae sponge, Chondrocladia nicolae has a peculiar feeding process of being carnivorous they have proven to eat small crustaceans and having the distinctive orange color that is considered different from the other species under the Family Cladorhizidae.It has an anchorate isochelae with 3 teeth and spicules used to hook prey.The ‘skeleton of this species consists of axes and branches of many spicule fiber which formed styles’ (Cristobo, et al., 2005). C. nicolaeis abundant to hadal zones with depth of about 5460 m. Aside from C. nicolae there are many other species that were discovered with the extensive discovery and explorations for finding potentially new incredible species. Some of the new species of carnivorous with genus Chondrocladia are C.leviiand C. vaceleti.
The awesome newly-discovered species of Demospongiae sponge under the Family Cladorhizidae and genus Chondrocladia show a significant attempt to discover many species of carnivorous sponges and led to wide awareness of students thateven these simple-in-form animals have the potential to eat small crustacean and live in the deepest portion of the sea with the approximate depth of 5000 to 5500m. This unearthed peculiar organisms is a step to change the outlook of people to sponge as a simplest and harmless sometimes sessile marine organisms